Friday, November 02, 2012

Hurricane Sandy and Global Warming

The broadening consensus: “Climate change amps up other basic factors that contribute to big storms. For example, the oceans have warmed, providing more energy for storms. And the Earth’s atmosphere has warmed, so it retains more moisture, which is drawn into storms and is then dumped on us.” Even those of us who are science-phobic can get the gist of that.

Sandy featured a scary extra twist implicating climate change. An Atlantic hurricane moving up the East Coast crashed into cold air dipping south from Canada. The collision supercharged the storm’s energy level and extended its geographical reach. Pushing that cold air south was an atmospheric pattern, known as a blocking high, above the Arctic Ocean. Climate scientists Charles Greene and Bruce Monger of Cornell University, writing earlier this year in Oceanography, provided evidence that Arctic icemelts linked to global warming contribute to the very atmospheric pattern that sent the frigid burst down across Canada and the eastern U.S.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (founder of the Bloomberg Businessweek) endorsed Obama, following the Hurricane, because (among other things) Obama at least does not go around denying and mocking Global Warming. Some of us have been disappointed that he has not made it more of an issue. I assume he must be under threat of retaliation from Big OIl or something. Why else not speak out? It's the major issue of our time.The Economist also endorses Obama - at least partly because Romney flip-flops too much.(Steve) Forbes magazine and the Wall Street Journal continue to deny, deny, deny global warming. Forbes article following Sandy was, "Leave It To The Global Warming Alarmists To "Make Fake Lemonade" Out Of Hurricane Sandy"(NOAA), Hurricane Sandy, October 28, 2012 The Denialists say, "Sorry Global Warming Alarmists, The Earth Is Cooling"

"That is one of the most interesting conclusions to come out of the seventh International Climate Change Conference sponsored by the Heartland Institute..." Conference held in May 2012 - Chicago

Not that they have any evidence - they just say that - to confuse people, to create the appearance of a debate. The Heartland Institute promotes something it calls, "Free Market Environmentalism."

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This blog has become a place where I post articles that I find related to global warming - causes and effects, as well as a few other topics - related or not.

Jellyfish are like poster-boys of global warming changes - jellyfish are one species of animal that are doing very well. The increased acidity of the oceans, warmer waters, the decrease in predators as fish and other wildlife decline have all favored jellyfish. They seem to thrive on the fertilizers that people have been washing into the seas. Most animals do not.

I also like to post discoveries - especially discoveries that are being made out in space as people are able to see farther and farther galaxies and nebulas and supernovas. Even though I don't think that people will ever go live any of those places - I just like knowing that they are out there. It's part of keeping in mind that the earth and it's inhabitants are such a small part of what is going on in the universe.

I have another blog with posts on art and artists - it's called M'S IMPRESSIONS.